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US20020162330A1
US20020162330A1 US09/798,646 US79864601A US2002162330A1 US 20020162330 A1 US20020162330 A1 US 20020162330A1 US 79864601 A US79864601 A US 79864601A US 2002162330 A1 US2002162330 A1 US 2002162330A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K25/00—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for
    • F01K25/06—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using mixtures of different fluids
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G6/00—Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/46—Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power, e.g. Rankine, Stirling or solar thermal engines

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  • the invention relates to a thermal cycle of power generating system.
  • a current closed thermal cycle used in electric power stations requires both heat source and cooling source.
  • the heat source temperature needs to be much higher than that of the cooling source.
  • electric power stations consume fuel, causing environmental pollution and fuel shortage.
  • the invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems by using the closed cycle only with heat source; without cooling source.
  • the removal of the heat source temperature restriction enables the hear source temperature to go down to atmospheric temperature. This means that power can be generated from solar thermal energy and fuel is not necessary.
  • FIG. 1 is a typical system diagram of the invention. Each components in the diagram are as follows: 1: heat source ( solar thermal heat source), 2: turbine, 3: gas liquid separator, 4.: pump, 5: compressor, 6: gas liquid mixer, 7: electric generator, 8: rotation axis.
  • 1 heat source ( solar thermal heat source)
  • 2 turbine
  • 3 gas liquid separator
  • 4. pump
  • 5 compressor
  • 6 gas liquid mixer
  • 7 electric generator
  • 8 rotation axis.
  • FIG. 1 shows a typical system diagram of the invention.
  • Compressor 5 and electric generator 7 which are coupled to turbine 2 with rotation axis, are driven by turbine axial power.
  • Liquid is pressurized by pump 4 .
  • Gas is compressed in compressor 5 .
  • Liquid and gas are mixed in gas-liquid mixer 6 .
  • the fluid returns to heat source 1 .
  • a closed cycle of working fluid is formed.
  • saturation temperature of gas species has to be less than atmospheric temperature to produce power from atmospheric temperature heat source.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a thermal cycle of power generating system. A current closed thermal cycle used in electric power stations requires both heat source and cooling source. The heat source temperature needs to be much higher than that of the cooling source. In order to raise the heat source temperature, electric power stations consume fuel, causing environmental pollution and fuel shortage.
The invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems by using the thermal cycle only with heat source; without cooling source. The removal of the heat source temperature restriction enables the hear source temperature to go down to atmospheric temperature. This means that clean power can be generated from solar thermal energy and fuel is not necessary.

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    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • The invention relates to a thermal cycle of power generating system. A current closed thermal cycle used in electric power stations requires both heat source and cooling source. The heat source temperature needs to be much higher than that of the cooling source. In order to raise the heat source temperature, electric power stations consume fuel, causing environmental pollution and fuel shortage. [0001]
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems by using the closed cycle only with heat source; without cooling source. The removal of the heat source temperature restriction enables the hear source temperature to go down to atmospheric temperature. This means that power can be generated from solar thermal energy and fuel is not necessary.[0002]
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
  • FIG. 1 is a typical system diagram of the invention. Each components in the diagram are as follows: 1: heat source ( solar thermal heat source), 2: turbine, 3: gas liquid separator, 4.: pump, 5: compressor, 6: gas liquid mixer, 7: electric generator, 8: rotation axis.[0003]
    • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
  • FIG. 1 shows a typical system diagram of the invention. [0004]
  • Working fluid flows through [0005] heat source 1 into turbine 2. In turbine 2 thermal energy is converted to power, which rotates turbine axis.
  • [0006] Compressor 5 and electric generator 7 which are coupled to turbine 2 with rotation axis, are driven by turbine axial power.
  • At the outlet of [0007] turbine 2 the fluid condenses 10 - 40 wt %, and is separated into gas and liquid in gas-liquid separator 3.
  • Liquid is pressurized by [0008] pump 4. Gas is compressed in compressor 5. Liquid and gas are mixed in gas-liquid mixer 6. The fluid returns to heat source 1. Thus a closed cycle of working fluid is formed.
  • An example of calculation results for the system diagram is as follows. [0009]
    working fluid nitrogen oxide (NO)
    turbine inlet conditions pressure 38 (bar), temperature 180 (K.)
    liquid phase weight percent 0%
    turbine outlet conditions pressure 0.5 (bar), temperature 108 (K.)
    liquid phase weight percent 25%
    electric generator output 7% of turbine axial power
  • At the outlet of [0010] turbine 2 the fluid condenses 25 wt %, and as the gas reduces to 75% of total flow, the power consumption of compressor 5 decreases to less than turbine axial power. Consequently, electric generator output is produced.
  • As for the working fluid, saturation temperature of gas species has to be less than atmospheric temperature to produce power from atmospheric temperature heat source. [0011]
  • Clean power is generated from naturally supplied solar thermal heat source producing no other influence than heat removal in the natural world. [0012]

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1. A power generating system using the closed cycle only with heat source, without cooling source:
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